e security to the land; for, having no houses of
their own, the Sangleys would frequent that country less, and would
endeavor to sell their goods as soon as they reached the islands;
they would also sell at a moderate price, and there would be no
hucksters. He ends by saying that he was considering the necessary
steps to take in this regard. Since this is a matter whose importance
and consideration ought not to be overlooked, I charge and order you to
examine and discuss the question with the Audiencia and the prelates;
and to inform me of your opinions, decisions, and agreements before
taking any decisive action or making any changes--taking care in
the meantime, as I have already charged you, to see that all be done
prudently and for the security of the land.

The said Don Francisco Tello notified me that he had erected buildings
for the cabildo, and had placed thereon the coat-of-arms which was
granted to the city of Manila. This is well done; and, if my royal
coat-of-arms is not placed on the said house of the cabildo, you will
cause this to be done, placing it above the coat-of-arms of the city.

The said Don Francisco Tello writes that because he did not carry with
him the instructions which were given to him, he did not execute
what he was therein ordered to do when passing by the Ladrones
Islands--namely, that he was to provide for the religious instruction
of those Indians, leaving there such persons as he should select. He
said that, with the consent of the Audiencia, he wrote to the viceroy
of Nueva Espana, requesting him to fulfil that command by ordering the
officers of the ships which were to sail for those islands last year,
sixteen hundred, to leave there two religious, with ten soldiers for
their guard. He added that this work would prove of great service
to God, as those islands were thickly settled with Indians who were
docile, and inclined to receive instruction; and that, if religious
should enter that region, there is reason to expect that they would
convert many of the natives. And because this means no less than
the salvation of so many souls, I charge and order you that, if the
viceroy has not fulfilled the above order, you yourself shall do so,
in accordance with the orders regarding it which were given to the
said Don Francisco in his instructions. You will notify me of what
is being done in this matter.

The instructions order Don Francisco Tello to carry to those
islands from Mexico a cer